 Flavay
™ remains unsurpassed when compared to
 other
leading brands. |
In
fact, the other "leading brand" pine bark extract, compared to Flavay
™ below, is an offshoot derived from Dr. Masquelier's authentic work and
products. But, independent comparative testing demonstrates that the initial qualifying
research conducted on the authentic products may not be automatically transferred
to other commercial products. As demonstrated below, Flavay ™ remains unsurpassed
when compared to other leading brands.
Independent
Lab Report Results and Conclusions
A
highly qualified independent U.S. Laboratory performed five analytical methods
to put in qualitative perspective the differences between Flavay ™ (extracted
from grape seeds and pine bark) and ten "grape seed extracts" currently
on the market. Later, a new study was performed to include the leading pine bark
extract (sample #14). Below are the results of these studies.
Electrochemical
Antioxidant Activity (ECA) Test:
The below ECA
chromatograms represent a comparison of the pine bark materials in Flavay ™
vs. the other leading brand pine bark product. Test conditions and amounts of
samples were identical. Results are displayed on the same scale. Both samples
exhibit comparable positions in the peaks, confirming that both samples originate
from similar source plant materials.
However,
note below, the other leading brand pine bark has significantly lower amounts
of antioxidant compounds per unit weight. The rest of the sample is likely to
be non-antioxidant inert material.
The
similar fingerprints indicate that the samples originate from a similar source
plant materials, but use different extraction protocols. Flavay ™ scores
the highest—demonstrating its superior free radical scavenging effect.
Antioxidant
Capacity (ACAP) Test:
The below ACAP-Trolox test was performed
in addition to the ECA test to establish a more balanced and certain assessment.
For the most reliable impression of the antioxidant capacity of the products,
two reproducible and controllable tests were used to evaluate the antioxidant
character of the samples. The fluorescein-derivative antioxidant comparison with
Trolox shows that the tested leading brand pine bark-based extract (#14) has little
more than half the antioxidant capacity (55%) of the pine bark materials in Flavay
™ (#6).
Relative
values of 10 grape seed samples compared to Flavay ™; and another leading
pine bark-based product.
Highest Values Reached = 100% (1) |
| Samples | Antioxidant
Capacity
(ACAP) Trolox Equivalent | Electrochemical
Antioxidant Activity
(ECA) Antioxidant "Versatility" |
| 1 | grape
seed extract | 3% | 22% |
| 2 | grape
seed extract | 66% | 2% |
| 3 | grape
seed extract | 55% | 22% |
| 4 | grape
seed extract | 34% | 41% |
| 5 | Flavay
™
(grape seed material) | 100% | 89% |
| 6 | Flavay
™
(pine bark material) | 100% | 76% |
| 7 | Flavay
™
(grape seed material) | 93% | 100% |
| 8 | grape
seed extract | 24% | 15% |
| 9 | grape
seed extract | 21% | 2% |
| 10 | grape
seed extract | 76% | 74% |
| 11 | grape
seed extract | 14% | 6% |
| 12 | grape
seed extract | 76% | 33% |
| 13 | grape
seed extract | 69% | 5% |
| 14 | pine
bark extract | 55% | 23% |
SCIENTIFIC
YARDSTICKS: ElectroChemical Activity (ECA) represents the versatility and
capacity of a substance to "communicate" with another molecule by means
of exchanging electrons. Antioxidant Capacity (ACAP) is measured by testing the
material's capacity to neutralize the peroxyl radical. The measurement is expressed
in equivalents of a substance called "Trolox," a soluble analogue of
vitamin E. The other leading pine bark extract (sample #14) is only 30% as electrochemically
active (ECA) as Flavay ™ pine bark material. The pine bark-based sample #14
is only 23-26% as electrochemically active as Flavay ™ grape seed material.
The ACAP-Trolox test indicates that the pine bark-based sample #14 has only 55%
of the antioxidant capacity of Flavay ™ pine bark material.
It's
important to point out that sample #13 is aggressively marketed as a branded "OPC"
material. However, by means of Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) tests, no OPCs
could be detected in the product. Furthermore, sample #13 scores very low in electrochemical
antioxidant capacity.
These
tests demonstrate that Flavay ™ scores the highest as an antioxidant
and free radical scavenger in both the ECA and the ACAP tests. This is
precisely the free radical scavenging effect that Dr. Masquelier invented and
claimed in U.S. Patent 4,698,360.
Quality
and Purity Test
When
dissolved in water or other specific test-liquids, the limpidity (clearness, transparency)
of the solutions provides a simple and good, easy to check indicator of quality
and purity. Insolubles are an indicator of low quality and/or production problems.
Percentages
of INSOLUBLES
Low quality "OPC" materials only partially dissolve,
indicating lack of quality and purity. |
|
| Quantity
of sample | pine
bark
sample #14 | Flavay
™
pine bark |
|
| 2%
in methanol | 0% | 0% |
| 1%
in propanol-2 | 32.6% | 0% |
| 1%
in ethanol | 2.7% | 0% |
|
Flavay
™ contains no insolubles. Each batch
of Flavay ™ materials, from pinus Maritima
and vitis vinifera,
is tested. Flavay
™ remains perfectly soluble and limpid. |
Thus,
Flavay ™ contains no insolubles. Each batch of Flavay ™ materials, from
pinus Maritima and vitis vinifera, is tested by mixing a sample
with methanol, propanol-2 and ethanol, to check for insolubles in as broad range
as possible. As you can see from the chart above, pine bark sample #14 shows high
amounts of insolubles. Probably due to it's different extraction process, pine
bark sample #14 fails to measure up to the quality and purity of Flavay ™,
which remains perfectly soluble and limpid.
All
of this confirms that the leading pine bark-based product is in the mediocre grape
seed extract category—both for poor antioxidant performance and lack of
purity.
Authentic
vs. "Borrowed" Science
Flavay
™ is precisely the same powerful antioxidant used by Dr. Jack Masquelier
in the actual experiments
 by
which he established
and patented the radical scavenger effect. |
Consumers
need to know that the marketplace is full of imitations, offshoots and derivatives
of scientifically proven and patented natural products. Those who are looking
for a product that will produce the proven results and not just the "claimed"
or "implied" results, want the authentic product that was used in the
actual scientific research. This is especially important when you buy a product
in the "grape seed extract" and "pine bark extract" product
category. It is practically impossible for retailers and consumers to distinguish
inferior products from quality ones. As shown above, an independent test found
that no active OPCs could be detected in one leading American brand of grape seed
extract, even though it's labeled and aggressively marketed as a branded OPC product.
All of this proves that consumers cannot be assured of the quality, bioavailability
and safety of the product.
Flavay
™ is the name you can trust for the precisely defined active polyphenol
complex patented and perfected by the inventor, Dr. Jack Masquelier, validated
by the French Ministry of Health and documented by a library of research consisting
of many patents and hundreds of scientific papers, articles, doctorate theses,
lectures and presentations. For quality, consistency, bioavailablity and safety,
consumers may rely upon Flavay ™.
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Flavay
™ scores the highest both as an antioxidant and as a free radical
scavenger. This is precisely the free radical scavenging effect that Dr.
Masquelier described in U.S. Patent 4,698,360.
Flavay
™ is the authentic, standardized and isolated, singular polyphenol complex
defined, patented and perfected by Dr. Jack Masquelier; proven safe and effective
by numerous human studies and used worldwide since 1950.
Dr.
Masquelier's 1948 French Patent described a method to extract the active principles
in Flavay ™ from the bark of the pinus Maritima. His 1970 French
Patent described an even more efficient extraction method of the active principles
from the seeds of the vitis vinifera grapes. On October 6, 1987 Dr. Masquelier
was awarded U.S. Patent No. 4,698,360 to describe the proanthocyanidins in Flavay
™ for use as a powerful antioxidant, "which has a radical scavenger
effect."
